Charles Siedler

Charles Siedler (24 May 1839-28 June 1921) was Mayor of Jersey City from 1 May 1876 to 5 May 1878, succeeding Henry Traphagen and preceding Henry J. Hopper.

Biography
Charles Siedler was born in Muenden, Germany in 1839, and his mother died shortly after his birth; he came to New York City with his father in 1842, and his father died nine years later, forcing Siedler to find work. He joined the P. Lorillard Tobacco Company in The Bronx, and he later became president of the Bergen Savings Bank in Jersey City. From 1876 to 1878, he served as the Republican mayor of Jersey City, and he retired from his business in 1894 and died in Bloomfield in 1921.